Container for articles of jewelry and the like



g- 8, 1950 J. 'G. ALLEN 2,517,758

CONTAINER FOR ARTICLES OF JEWELRY AND THE LIKE Filed Oct. 21, 1946 Patented Aug. 8, 1950 CONTAINER FOR ARTICIIES OF JEWELRY AND THE LIKE Jack G. Allen, hiber tyville, -Il1., assignor to F. H. Noble 8: Gompany, Chicago, Il1., a corporation of Illinois Application fictober'Zl, 194-6, E-aerial No. 704,721

This invention relates to containers for articles of .jewelry and the like and more particularly to a container in which articles of jewelry, including wrist watches and their attached wrist bands, may be displayed in an attractive manner,

It is well known that the salability of articles of jewelry including wrist watches is considerably increased w-henfithey are displayed in an appealing and attractive manner, and consequently, many types of ornamental display containers have been devised and used commercially. Some of'these display containers, however, have become so ornate and extreme that the articles of .ajewelry therein are overshadowed and lose their distinctiveness, with the result that those containers failed to accomplish their intended purpose.

It is, therefore, one of the objects of the present invention to provide an improved container in which articles of jewelry including wrist watches may be displayed in an attractive and appealing manner and in which the beauty of the articles may be emphasized and amplified.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved container comprising reflective surfaCBSvOIl the interior of the side walls inwhich an article of jewelry on display in the area in termediate the side walls may be reflected.

Still anotherobject of the invention is to pro Vide an improved-container for articles of jewelry and the like in which the inner surfaces of the side walls are inclined to the bottom wall thereof and to the vertical faces of a holder about which an article may be mounted, the inclined inner surfaces of the side walls having reflective qualities and the angle of inclination between the reflective surfaces and the faces of the holder being of such a degree that an article mounted on the holder will be reflected in the inclined surfaces.

fltherand further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as this description progresses, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

'Figure 1 is aperspective View of an improved display container comprising one embodiment of the present invention;

Fig, 2 is a top plan view of the display contai'ne'r "showing a wrist watch and its attached is oiaims. (01. 206-4514) 2 or-base portion of the display container with the coveror lid'thereofbroken away.

The wrist watch display box comprising the preferred embodiment of the present invention and shown in the drawin consists generally of a lower body or base portion [0, a cover or lid I-I hinged to the base portion by a hinge member 15, and a watch holder or frame I2 mounted within the base portion and adapted to support an article of jewelry, such as a wrist watch and itsattached wrist band, in display position. The cover II is similar in shape and outline to -that of the base portion- 0 and is adapted to rest upon and coincide with the outer walls of the base portion when in closed position.

The base portion 10 comprises a sheet metal plate bent into proper shape to form a bottom wal1 l 3 and upstanding vertical exterior sidewalls Hand 16. The wall I l at the front and side-of the base portion is substantially circular while the wall l fi at the rear of the-container is straight across. The outer surface of the exterior body plate is enclosed by an ornamental facin or covering H which extends-over the top edges of the walls l4 and 1-6 and is secured to the inner vertical faces thereof. On top of the bottom wall is there is a flat pad 18 of cardboard or heavy paper, under the rear portion of which isse cured the lower'end of-a fabric hinge-covering 19.

The inner-sides of the side walls of the base portion l6 areinclineddownwardly and inwardly and maybe formed fromadisc of metal a or other suitable material so as to provide inclined circu lar wall surfaces 2t and an inclined straight wall surface '2 I at the rear of the base-portion. These inclined walls Elland 21 are integrally connected at their lower ends with low vertical seating shoulders 22 and 23, respectively, from which circular and straight horizontal flanges 24 and 25, respectively, extend inwardly and rest upon the uppersurface of the pad 18. At their upper ends the inclined walls 20 and 21 are integrally connected with outwardly and downwardly directed flanges or lips 21 and 28, respectively, which extend over and snugly engage the upper edgesof theexterior walls l land l6. Themetal disc forming the inclined inner Walls 20 and2i is secured to the bottom plate I3 of thebase porition ll] by suitable means, such as a plurality of spaced'lugs (not shown) which may be punched up from the plate l3 so as to extend upwardly through the pad 18 and through the inwardly directed flanges 24 and 26 against which they may be clamped. The inclined wall 2| is cut away at its upper central portion 25 to provide 3? clearance for the hinge structure [5 and the hinge covering [9.

The inclined inner walls 29 and 2| define a display area in which there is disposed a displa pad and article holder I2. The holder 12 which is generally elliptical in shape and of a size substantially equivalent to that of a persons Wrist, is formed from a curved vertically disposed metal strip having an enlarged article-supporting or receiving vertical face at its front central portion and the free ends of which terminate short of each other forming a gap therebetween. As shown in Fig. 2 an article of jewelry such as a wrist watch and attached band may be extended around and in engagement with the outer vertical faces of the holder 12 so as to be supported in display position thereon. The holder [2 is mounted at its front central section on the upper surface of the flat top portion of a raised support 32 and extends rearwardly with a slight downward tilt so as to occupy a substantially central position within the inclined walls 20 and 2i The support 32 also has an upwardly inclined face 33 and is provided with a securing lug 34 which extends through and is bent over in engagement with a horizontal metal plate 36. The holder 12, its support 32 and the plate 3%, are covered with an ornamental fabric material 35 and the covered plate 36 is seated against the low vertical shoulders 22 and 23 and rests upon the inwardly directed flanges 24 and 26 at the base of the inner side walls.

The inner inclined Walls 2! and 2i are provided with mirror-like reflective surfaces over their entire extent so that when an article of jewelry 5 such as a wrist watch and its attached band is mounted in display position on the holder [2, an image thereof appears around the inner inclined walls 20 and 2| as shown in Fig, 2. Thus when a watch and its attached band are mounted on the holder I2, its beauty and lines are emphasized and amplified by the reflective surfaces and the eyes of a prospective purchaser are at once drawn to the article on display. Although the box itself possesses great ornamental beauty, it is of such nature that it in no way detracts or overshadows the article displayed therein. But on the contrary, the image of the article also appears in the reflective surfaces and a purchaser may view it from all angles. than the display container predominates. At the same time, however, a container is provided that is highly ornamental and attractive.

The horizontal and depending flanges 21 and 28 also have highly reflective and polished surfaces so that the upper portions of the side walls present a lustrous and attractive surface. The reflective, mirror-like surfaces of the inclined walls 2c and 2! and the flanges 2'! and 28 may be effected by forming the walls 20 and 2| from metal or other suitable material capable of being highly polished or by coating or plating the walls with a material that will provide a smooth lustrous surface having high reflective qualities.

It is to be noted that the angle of inclination of the reflecting walls 29 and 2| with respect to the vertical article-supporting faces of the holder I2 is of such a degree as to permit an article mounted on the holder to be reflected in said wall The article of jewelry rather a surfaces. This angle of inclination may, of course, be varied somewhat by changing the angle at which the inner side Walls 20 and 2| and the outer article-supporting faces of the holder are disposed to the horizontal base of the container.

Although there has been illustrated in the drawings and described above a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is to be understood that changes in details of structure and in she may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A container for articles of jewelry and the like comprising a bottom wall, side walls defining an article displaying area intermediate said side walls and an article holder in said display area having upstanding sides disposed vertically with respect to said bottom wall and about which an article may be secured, said side walls being inclined with respect to said bottom wall on their inner sides and said inclined inner sides being provided with reflective surfaces adapted to refiect an article mounted on said holder.

2. A container for articles of jewelry and the like comprising a bottom wall, side walls defining an article displaying area intermediate said side walls and an article holder in said display area having upstanding sides disposed vertically with respect to said bottom wall and about which an article may be secured, said side walls on their inner sides being inclined at an angle with respect to said bottom wall and to said vertical sides of the holder and being provided with reflective surfaces on said inclined inner sides, and the angle of inclination between said inclined inner side wall surfaces with respect to said vertical sides of the holder being of a degree suiiicient to permit an article mounted on the holder to be reflected from. said inclined wall surfaces.

3. A display container for a wrist watch and the like comprising a bottom wall, side walls and a holder intermediate said side walls having upstanding sides disposed vertically with respect to said bottom wall and about which a wrist watch and its attached wrist band may be extended for mounting thereon, said side walls being inclined with respect to said bottom wall on their inner sides and said inclined inner sides being provided with reflectve surfaces adapted to reflect a wrist watch and its attached wrist band.

JACK G. ALLEN.

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